“The Big Picture” by Hillis

Conference:

SIGGRAPH 2001

Type:

Keynote

Title:

The Big Picture

Presenter(s)/Author(s):

• Danny Hillis

Abstract:

Danny Hillis, chairman and chief technology officer of Applied Minds, Inc. and co-chairman of The Long Now Foundation, presents the SIGGRAPH 2001 keynote address:

The Big Picture
As technological change continues to deliver new marvels and new possibilities, it is easy to lose track of the larger perspective. Technological progress, in particular the evolution of computer graphics, can best be understood as part of the bigger story of the evolution of human intelligence and its relationship to the natural world.

Overview Page:

SIGGRAPH 2001: Keynotes